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Senators Aim to Arm Syrian Opposition
The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday approved legislation to supply arms to opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime, but it remained uncertain who could receive lethal assistance under the bill, Reuters reported .
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Nuclear Security Treaties Bill Clears House; Senate Prospects Unclear
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday overwhelmingly approved legislation to ensure the United States complies with two broadly supported international nuclear security accords, but a key Senate opponent of a 2012 draft on Tuesday affirmed his opposition to language in the latest bill.
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North Korean Missile Launches Don't Rattle U.S.
May 21, 2013 | Delivery SystemsThe U.S. Defense Department on Monday expressed little concern over North Korea's string of six short-range missing firings spread across three days, Reuters reported.
Other Current Stories
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North Korean Envoy Heads to China
May 22, 2013 | Nuclear Nonproliferation, Arms Control, DisarmamentA senior military official led a group of North Korean personnel to China on Wednesday for talks seemingly aimed at lowering tensions between the longtime allies, Reuters reported.
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Oman, U.S. Close in on $2.1B Antimissile Deal
The United States appears ready to supply Oman with $2.1 billion in air-defense technology U.S. government personnel said would complement similar gear sold to regional partners including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, United Press International reported on Tuesday.
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Russia to Retire, Destroy Two Nuke Subs
Russia intends before 2014 to retire two Soviet-era Typhoon-class ballistic missile submarines, which will then be destroyed within seven years, RIA Novosti reported.
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Mustard Agent Munitions Still Popping up in Utah
A number of decades-old mortar cartridges filled with mustard blister agent have been pulled from a dumping site at the Deseret Chemical Depot in Utah, and more are expected to be located, the Salt Lake Tribune reported on Wednesday.
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IAEA Expected to Spotlight Nuclear Enrichment Upgrades in Iran
May 21, 2013 | Verification and MonitoringThe International Atomic Energy Agency is poised on Wednesday to highlight a continued increase in Iran's ability to rapidly enrich uranium but to note the nation has capped stocks of atomic material most easily converted into bomb fuel, Western nation envoys told Reuters.
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ICBM Test Firing Pushed Back One Day
The U.S. Air Force said its trial firing of a Minuteman 3 ICBM would be pushed back from Tuesday to Wednesday "due to a range safety instrumentation issue."
Quote of the Day
Pentagon spokesman George Little, offering a low-key response to North Korea's latest short-range missile launches.A few months ago, we saw underground nuclear tests, we saw long-range missile tests, we saw heated rhetoric. So I think we can safely say that we remain in a period of tensions that are relatively on a small scale by comparison.
